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bristle noses every where.... but

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i see BN plecos everywhere.... not a single normal one to find.... is there a shortage or something? i finally broke down and bought a albino pleco for my 55g.... but i mean.... i wish i had a normal one.... she (i dont see any bristles yet and its just shy of 2") will grow big in my 55g i hope... but then again i have the worst luck with plecos.

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Albino bristlenose plecos are extremely IMO, even if you don't have that much luck with plecos she will most likely thrive. They stay around 5-6'' when fully mature so you don't have to worry. They do make a lot, a lot of mess tho.

I'm not sure you can conclude that you have a female at 2". I think my male got about 3" long before his bristles came in.

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I concur.

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I'm not sure you can conclude that you have a female at 2". I think my male got about 3" long before his bristles came in.

+1 My BN just started a few (3) bristles going up the face. Still not sure it is a male. Mine love their algae wafers, watermelon and shelled peas, but go CRAZY for broccoli. That diet and good water parameters will keep yours healthy and growing.

well i have plenty of drift wood in there and algae on the wall. this morning i work up and i cant find it any where. im hoping i got a female, tbh those bristles freak me the heck out... lol

Too funny - your have bristle-phobia! My 2 BNs are all over the tank, cleaning everything. Sometimes I don't see them and then suddenly there they are, out and about, doing their thing. I can't wait for the bristles to grow longer - I think they're beyond cool.

That is a little funny what you say about availablity, around me I have only ever seen a couple albino ones, mostly regular here. Even found a petsmart with a bigger fish selection that had both types of bristlenoses.